Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-25
MONTANA NEWS.

Butte il to have IA street railway. Con
once.
Jerry Collins has taken charge OF the
Great Falls Tribune. The paper will be zen.
larged.
Great Falls has issued II city directory
which gives that place "a population ol
200.
| The annual meeting of the Montana Press
Association was held in Helena on Tues
day and Wednesday Of this week.
There is a small stampede into the Castle
mountain mining region, near White Sui
phur Springs. A great many claims ar,
being taken.
Wolves are killing calves on the Teton
and Marias. Stockmcn are negotiating for
pack of stag hounds, with which to rid
the ranges 81 the pests.
The second annual Territorial shooting
tournament will he held in Helena on tn,
Goth, Both and 31st of August, 1887. un
der the management of the Helena Rod nd
Gun club.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has de
clared first dividend of - per cent. in
favor Of the creditors Of the First National
Bank of Livingston, Montana. on claims
which have been proved, amounting to
S2s. $50.
| A wind storm struck $. II. Barrett's cir
Gus tent at Livingston last week and
10 NJ. sbraIs I aft 70,
the performance or "a panic would have re-
suited. The cage containing the 'rhino
serious was tipped over, but without
injury to the animal. No one was hurt.
| Len Lewis, one of the prominent horse
growers of Mcagher county, has recently
lost score Of animals from malady h.
failed to diagnose. Veterinary French, by
dissection, showed the horses were aka.
lied, the Innings Of their stomachs being de
stroyed by the mineral. Horse growers ar,
admoni-hed to give their animals salt
Herald.
Ryan Bros, the well known eattlemeu
whose range is ON the Musselshell. have Or
dered 100 cattle ears at Rosebud and
Junction They have several contracts for
stock cattle to I'll at Mandan. One o
them calls for one Thousand head 81 youn.
cows with calves by their side at n price o
s27 for cow and calf. They viii also SEND
fifty ears of beef to Chicago.-l,illings Ga
zette.
Mes-rs. q. A. Wolf, J. II. 7. Ryman and
Gust Mosey have taken up part of the For,
Missoula military reservation under tn.
Government land laws. Their filings hav.
been rejected by Register Langhorne. but
the question will he appealed To hghe
authority, and from recent decisions il
looks as though the gentlemen would b,
successful in their Efforts to secure thes,
lands.-Missoulian.
The report comes from Missoula that +
W. Gilbert, Joe Chall- and c. T. McIlvaney
prominent railroad men, fi-hed up ON Rocl
creek the other day and had "a strange adj
venture. They had filled their basket,
most satisfactorily when Challis raised 3
she bear that had two cubs ut her heels
The bear showed fight. Chaliis took to tn,
water and the bear quietly camped on tn,
bank. Having heard that bears were fon,
of fish Challis threw her one for luck. an,
as she devoured il with great satisfact ion
on all sides, the unlucky fisherman emptiet
his basket Of all his harvest of fish ana
then threw the bear the basket itself, just
to convince her that he was acting in good
faith. Not until then did she quit thu
bank and let him wade ashore.-Inde
pendent.
The Sun River canal. work on which wal
commenced four years ago, is now com
pleted. OF this gigantic scheme the Indie
pendent says: The canal company con